Smith was pulled from Saturday night's start against the Rangers after coughing up three goals in 25:36 TOI. The Coyotes lost the game, 4-1.

EDGE Analysis

Anders Lindback relieved Smith, who has been yanked from two of his past three starts. It will be interesting to see if the Desert Dogs start giving Lindback - with his current 1.66 GAA and .935 save percentage - more starts in the crease.